Armand Seguin
Illustration — Armand Séguin: Nu de la comtesse d'Hauteroche (1896) Armand Séguin (1869–1903) was a post-Impressionist French painter who is remembered for his involvement in the Pont-Aven School beginning in 1891. In 1892, he returned to Pont-Aven where he met Renoir and Émile Bernard. The following year, he associated with Paul Gauguin, who gave him lessons, and collaborated with Roderic O'Conor in producing etchings.
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Armand Seguin
Armand Séguin · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of the Estate of Charles F. Brush · CC0
- Born
- 1869. · Paris.
- Died
- Armand Seguin died, sources differ on the date (on 30 December 1903 and on 29 December 1903). · Châteauneuf-du-Faou.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- painter, printmaker, illustrator, draftsperson and graphic artist.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Movements
- Pont-Aven School.
- Languages
- French.
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He died in Châteauneuf-du-Faou at the age of 34, a destitute alcoholic who was suffering from tuberculosis. He was a grandson of chemist Armand Séguin.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Armand Seguin is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada and Museum of Modern Art.
He also worked under the name Séguin, Fortuné Armand. His recorded language was French. Other recorded relations include Armand Seguin.
Documentary record
Armand Seguin appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names as an engraver, etcher, watercolourist, draughtsman, graphic artist, illustrator, painter, pastellist and printmaker (15 April 1869 – December 1903). Armand Seguin was born on 15 April 1869 in Bretagne and died in December 1903. The place of death of Armand Seguin is recorded as Châteauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Département du Finistère by the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
Identity
Identity
Armand Seguin is recorded as painter, printmaker, illustrator, draftsperson and graphic artist. Recognition and collections.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1869
Armand Seguin born at Paris.
1903
Armand Seguin died at Châteauneuf-du-Faou.
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Châteauneuf-du-Faou.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.larousse.fr
- 2.museepontaven.fr
- 3.universdesarts.fr
- 4.musee-mauricedenis.fr
- 5.Aloysius Bertrand, Gaspard de la nuit. Fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot, illustrations d'Armand Seguin, Ambroise Vollard, 1904
- 6."mus
- 7.museepontaven.fr
- 8.Wladyslawa Jaworska, Gauguin et l'école de Pont-Aven, Éditions Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel, Suisse, 1971.
- 9.livrenblog.blogspot.fr
- 10.Collections - acquisitions - musée de la pêche.
- 11.culture.gouv.fr
- 12.Notice de la base Joconde
- 13.gallery.ca
- 14.thierry-lannon.com
- 15.Notice de la base Joconde
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Richard Fields, Cynthia Strauss, Samuel Wagstaff, The prints of Armand Séguin, cat. exp. Davison Art Center, Middltown, 1980.
- Cat. exp., Armand Séguin, Musée de Pont-Aven, 1989.
- Une vie de bohème : Lettres du peintre Armand Seguin à Roderic O'Connor, Imprimerie Bargain, Quimper, 1989
- Henry Masson, Armand Seguin, La vie errante, l'œuvre insolite, Brest, 1995
- Daniel Morane, « Armand Séguin : Manfred, l'illustration retrouvée », Nouvelles de l'estampe, , mars- .
- La Gravure sur Bois en Bretagne, 1850-2000. Coop Breizh. 2018. 9782843468216.
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